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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:35:57 -0500Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:04:24 -0500Eight selected to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2018http://news.psu.edu/story/495437/2017/11/21/administration/eight-selected-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2018
On Nov. 10, the Penn State Board of Trustees selected eight Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest honor presented to its alumni. The following individuals have been officially notified of their selection by the Board and are invited to accept the award from the University in June 2018.
http://news.psu.edu/story/495437/2017/11/21/administration/eight-selected-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2018Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:23 -0500Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniSchreyer Scholars glean career and life lessons from Distinguished Alumnihttp://news.psu.edu/story/474774/2017/07/17/impact/schreyer-scholars-glean-career-and-life-lessons-distinguished-alumni
Schreyer Honors College Scholars are benefiting from advice from members of Penn State's Society of Distinguished Alumni, as those alumni pass on lessons they recalled from some of their own Penn State mentors.
http://news.psu.edu/story/474774/2017/07/17/impact/schreyer-scholars-glean-career-and-life-lessons-distinguished-alumniMon, 17 Jul 2017 08:25 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniMartha Jordan, esteemed Penn State volunteer, named a 2017 Distinguished Alumnahttp://news.psu.edu/story/474371/2017/07/12/impact/martha-jordan-esteemed-penn-state-volunteer-named-2017-distinguished
Penn State named Martha B. Jordan a 2017 Distinguished Alumna for her service and giving in support of the University.
http://news.psu.edu/story/474371/2017/07/12/impact/martha-jordan-esteemed-penn-state-volunteer-named-2017-distinguishedWed, 12 Jul 2017 10:32 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniLibraries hosts Chittister Symposium: Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Questionshttp://news.psu.edu/story/370071/2015/09/15/public-events/libraries-hosts-chittister-symposium-ancient-traditions
Joan Chittister, an internationally renowned writer and lecturer and a Penn State distinguished alumna, has been called one of the most articulate social analysts and influential religious leaders of this age. Penn State will host the Joan Chittister Symposium: Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Questions, Oct. 14-15 on the University Park campus.
http://news.psu.edu/story/370071/2015/09/15/public-events/libraries-hosts-chittister-symposium-ancient-traditionsTue, 15 Sep 2015 12:04 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniLibraries exhibits Joan Chittister’s ‘inspired and inspiring’ life, workshttp://news.psu.edu/story/370066/2015/09/15/public-events/libraries-exhibits-joan-chittister%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98inspired-and-inspiring%E2%80%99
Joan Chittister, a Penn State distinguished alumna, is an internationally renowned writer and lecturer and has been called one of the most articulate social analysts and influential religious leaders of this age. The University Libraries presents “Inspired and Inspiring: The Passions of Joan Chittister’s Life, an exhibition,” Sept. 15 to Dec. 23 in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library.
http://news.psu.edu/story/370066/2015/09/15/public-events/libraries-exhibits-joan-chittister%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98inspired-and-inspiring%E2%80%99Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:55 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniEight selected to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2014http://news.psu.edu/story/300713/2014/01/17/administration/eight-selected-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2014
The Penn State Board of Trustees today (Jan. 17) selected eight Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual. The following individuals will be contacted regarding official notification of their selection.
http://news.psu.edu/story/300713/2014/01/17/administration/eight-selected-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2014Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:28 -0500Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniSeven to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2013http://news.psu.edu/story/143027/2013/01/18/seven-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2013
The Penn State Board of Trustees today (Jan. 18) selected seven Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual.
http://news.psu.edu/story/143027/2013/01/18/seven-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2013Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:25 -0500Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniAlumni, TV legends highlight 'Happy Valley to Hollywood' Oct. 26http://news.psu.edu/story/145777/2012/10/11/alumni-tv-legends-highlight-happy-valley-hollywood-oct-26
Four Penn State alumni who have left an indelible mark on American television will take center stage at Penn State's University Park campus on Friday, Oct. 26, for an informal conversation titled "Happy Valley to Hollywood." Panelists are Gerald Abrams, Don Bellisario, Carmen Finestra and James P. Jimirro. All four have been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual, and among them they have won or have been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
http://news.psu.edu/story/145777/2012/10/11/alumni-tv-legends-highlight-happy-valley-hollywood-oct-26Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:36 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniSix to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2012http://news.psu.edu/story/152227/2012/01/26/six-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2012
The Penn State Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 selected seven Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual. The 2012 Distinguished Alumni are Norman W. Barton, Harold E. Cheatham, Peter J. Cocoziello, Earl K. Harbaugh, Joan Dawson McConnon, Robert D. Metzgar and Thomas J. Ridge.
http://news.psu.edu/story/152227/2012/01/26/six-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards-2012Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:35 -0500Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniNominees sought for 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awardhttp://news.psu.edu/story/156238/2011/08/15/nominees-sought-2012-distinguished-alumni-award
The Penn State Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. Established by the University's Board of Trustees in 1951, the award is the highest honor that Penn State bestows upon an outstanding alumna or alumnus. The award salutes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater. Nominations must be returned by Oct. 14.
http://news.psu.edu/story/156238/2011/08/15/nominees-sought-2012-distinguished-alumni-awardMon, 15 Aug 2011 16:13 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniSeven named to receive Distinguished Alumni Awardshttp://news.psu.edu/story/161416/2011/01/21/seven-named-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards
The Penn State Board of Trustees on Jan. 21 selected seven Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual. They include John D. Gearhart, Edward P. Junker, George T. Richards, Sara Campbell Rockwell, Richard C.J. Somerville, John K. Tsui and Ovid J.L. Tzeng.
http://news.psu.edu/story/161416/2011/01/21/seven-named-receive-distinguished-alumni-awardsFri, 21 Jan 2011 11:38 -0500Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniFaculty, alumnus honoredhttp://news.psu.edu/story/164765/2010/09/17/faculty-alumnus-honored
Three faculty members and one alumnus were honored in the lobby of Old Main on Sept. 16 in a special awards ceremony. At the ceremony, Judith Bond, Donald Hambrick and Thomas Mallouk became the newest Evan Pugh professors, joining a list of only 59 others thus recognized since the title's inception in 1960. Evan Pugh Professorships are the highest honor the University bestows on its faculty. Also at the ceremony, Jigmi Y. Thinley, prime minister of Bhutan, was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. Thinley is the only Penn State graduate to have become his nation's head-of-government. For photos from the ceremony, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2321 online.
http://news.psu.edu/story/164765/2010/09/17/faculty-alumnus-honoredFri, 17 Sep 2010 09:17 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniSix named to receive Distinguished Alumni Awardshttp://news.psu.edu/story/170867/2010/01/28/six-named-receive-distinguished-alumni-awards
The Penn State Board of Trustees Friday (Jan. 22) selected six Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual. They include Joan Amble, Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Daniel S. Mead, Karen B. Peetz, Richard L. Trumka and Johannes D. Veldhuis.
http://news.psu.edu/story/170867/2010/01/28/six-named-receive-distinguished-alumni-awardsThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:27 -0500Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniPioneer alumnus inducted into Space and Missile Hall of Famehttp://news.psu.edu/story/175059/2009/08/13/pioneer-alumnus-inducted-space-and-missile-hall-fame
Benjamin P. Blasingame, a pioneer in the development of the U.S. Air Force's early Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems who was named a 1970 Distinguished Alumnus of Penn State, was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Hall of Fame on Aug. 11, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo. He has made several lasting and significant contributions to Air Force Space and Missile programs, according to an Air Force spokesperson, and created the department of aeronautics and astronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
http://news.psu.edu/story/175059/2009/08/13/pioneer-alumnus-inducted-space-and-missile-hall-fameThu, 13 Aug 2009 17:09 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished AlumniBlackledge to receive Distinguished Alumnus Award Fridayhttp://news.psu.edu/story/176129/2009/06/05/blackledge-receive-distinguished-alumnus-award-friday
Former Penn State standout quarterback Todd Blackledge will be among eight recipients of the University's prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award today, Friday, June 5. The Penn State Board of Trustees announced earlier this year that Blackledge would be among the recipients of the University's highest individual honor. The Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony will be held Friday afternoon in the Nittany Lion Inn as part of Penn State's Traditional Reunion Weekend.
http://news.psu.edu/story/176129/2009/06/05/blackledge-receive-distinguished-alumnus-award-fridayFri, 05 Jun 2009 08:58 -0400Penn State News - Distinguished Alumni